25 Best Ghost Movies for a Spine-Chilling Halloween

Going on a mini-vacation with your college friends seems like a great time, sure. Just make sure that if you're planning a trip, that it's not at a cabin in a remote area with a history of otherworldly murders.

Reese Witherspoon plays a ghost who is certain that she's not one. So, when someone tries moving into her alleged abandon apartment, she makes it a point to haunt him until he stops. She didn't plan to make him fall in love with her, but that might just help her find her way back to earth!

You've never seen Ethan Hawke so eerie. He takes on the role of a serial killer who is taking out the young men in his community one by one, never being caught. When Finney ends up being kidnapped by him, he relies on the ghosts from past victims to help him escape his potential doomed future.

Jim (Eddie Murphy) is a real-estate agent who loves to work a little too much. So, it's easy to understand how he led his family to a haunted mansion, who has spirits inside that do not plan to let them go.

Ricky Gervais plays a dentist with a bad attitude and a general dislike for people. He experiences a wakeup call when ghosts appear in his office, making him the liaison between humans and deceased souls.

Fibbing should be frowned upon, yes. But telling a little white lie is what helps Peter Plunkett save his castle-turned-hotel from turmoil. When he stretches the truth by claiming his hotel is haunted, it quite simply turns haunted!

Kate and Henry are madly in love, and everyone knows it. So when Kate dies, Henry is obviously devastated. He visits an attractive psychic who aids him into moving on from the situation, but he also ends up in love with her. Not sitting right with Kate, she haunts them to the best of her ability, making their lives a living nightmare.

No one really likes fog, but this city has every reason to fear it. Spirits hide within the mist, taking the lives of anyone who is submerged by it.

A child psychologist (Bruce Willis) is far from prepared to unpack a young boy's experiences with ghosts. We still get chills hearing the infamous line, "I see dead people."

Ran into a ghost? Not a problem: Just make sure you have New York City's biggest heroes on speed dial! Bill Murray takes the lead in this classic '80s movie.

This Tim Burton classic proves that ghost movies can be funny and scary at the same time. The story follows two ghosts who are content haunting their former home. But when two living (and annoying) souls rudely move in, the ghosts hire Beetlejuice to try and scare them off.

This kid-friendly classic follows a young girl as she and her family discover what seems to be an empty village. After more exploration (and a sudden change in her parents' appearance), she realizes that they have accidentally entered a world of spirits. Now she must find a way to escape and break the curse cast on her family,

Who said ghost movies can't also be romantic? When a young banker dies before his time, he seeks help from a psychic to communicate with the love he left behind.

Casper the friendly ghost is probably the only spirit you'd want to see in your home! This sweet family comedy is perfect for your next movie night.

What's scarier than an ex (make that plural) who comes back to haunt you? Not much. Matthew McConaughey stars alongside Jennifer Garner in this rom-com about a womanizer who learns a lesson or two from his past girlfriends.

If it was adapted from a Stephen King novel, then there's a good chance it's terrifying. Stanley Kubrick's take on The Shining is certainly no exception to that rule! This gruesome story follows a man who begins to see and become "inspired" by the ghosts that inhabit the isolated hotel he's looking after with his family.

Ree's celebrity crush, Kevin Costner, stars as a baseball coach who leads a team of—you guessed it—ghosts! This heartwarming film earned three Oscar nominations in 1990.

When the wife of a university research scientist begins to see a ghost, she finds out her husband has a few skeletons in his closet.

These parents will do anything to save their son from the spirit that possesses him. The first chapter (of four) was a blockbuster hit in 2010!

It's the movie that popularized the use of found footage in horror films. The Blair Witch Project follows the chilling disappearance of three film students who left behind video evidence of their fatal hike.